Dr. Poornima Chandrashekar  is a Senior Clinical Psychologist and has over 12 years of experience in the field of Clinical Psychology. She completed her Masters in Psychology from Indian Institute of Psychology and Research (IIPR) and her M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from NIMHANS. She has worked on research projects in the Dept. of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, as well as the Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS. She has held the post of Assistant Professor of Psychology, at IIPR. She is very passionate about working individually with children and adolescents with varied psychiatric disorders, along with providing intervention to their families. She is also interested in working with adults with psychiatric disorders and specializes in providing cognitive behavioral and family interventions. She follows an eclectic approach and believes that therapeutic techniques should be tailor-made to suit individual clients.She is also trained in space therapy.

She has published papers on parenting styles and written a book chapter on caregiver stress and burden in families of patients with OCD. She has participated in several workshops conducted by the Behaviour Medicine Unit, NIMHANS and has presented scientific posters at both Indian and International Conferences.

Areas of Expertise

Assessments of children & adolescents with OCD; Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for children, adolescents, and adults with OCD; Family Intervention for adolescents and adults with OCD. Individual therapy for mood, anxiety and personality disorders.

Languages Known

English, Hindi, Kannada

Rates:

Clients residing in India

Individual Therapy: Rs. 2000 ; Couple and Family Therapy: Rs. 3000

Clients residing overseas: Contact Admin +91 6289801890